Health

Photo: Cassandra Nelson/Mercy Corps

Our work to build healthy communities, families and individuals is at the heart of Mercy Corps' vision for social change. By partnering with a range of partners, from village health committees to government agencies, we help build the means to improve maternal, newborn and child health, ensure proper nutrition and combat infectious diseases.

All stories about Health

Niger: Fati: Taking Action for Her Son April 10, 2007

Niamey, Niger - Fati Issia seems alone in the crowd. In the midst of the boisterous waiting room at Niamey's Dar es Salaam neighborhood health clinic, she sits quietly while other mothers engage in conversation. She holds her seven-month-old son Moctar on her lap.
Niger: Boubacar: A Nurse's Helping Hands April 10, 2007

Sanam, Niger - You can see the difficulty of life here in Boubacar Harouna's eyes. They are yellowed from chronic malaria and glassy from exhaustion. Still, Harouna somehow summons the energy to treat dozens of patients each day as the town's only nurse.
Niger: Three Wails April 10, 2007

Shortly after midnight, a soft wailing cry broke through the sweltering Sahelian night.
Pakistan: Fighting Tuberculosis, Village by Village March 24, 2007

Larkana, Sindh Province, Pakistan — It was the eyes that struck me most. Deep, dark, penetrating, yet not wanting to reveal too much. But they could not hide Mrs. Hussna's weariness from battling a debilitating disease.
Sudan: An Expanded Commitment to Darfur March 21, 2007

As instability worsens in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, Mercy Corps has expanded its commitment to families in need.
Indonesia: Priceless Water February 22, 2007
Tajikistan: Improving Health, Empowering Women November 1, 2006

In a remote region of Tajikistan, a Mercy Corps programme is chipping away at the mountain of silence that prevents women from leading healthier lives.
Nicaragua: Coffee sales spur better health September 11, 2006

Yali, Nicaragua — The going rate to see a doctor or buy a month's supply of prescription medicine in this poor Central American nation is about £15 That's beyond the means of most families here in Yali, a small community nestled among verdant fields of coffee plants in northern Nicaragua.
Niger: Niger's Faces of Need August 22, 2006

Niger in a time of crisis is not a place for the faint of heart.
Zimbabwe: Everyone Has a Role to Play Against AIDS August 21, 2006

By PATRICK MAKOKORO [Editor's Note: This Op-Ed was published by The Oregonian]